Issued decisions 

– The State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of “Abla Fahita” TV correspondent Shady Abo Zeid for 15 days pending the Case No. 1956 of 2019 State Security.

– The State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of lawyer Mohab El-Ebrashi for 15 days pending the Case No. 1898 of 2019 State Security.  

– The State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of photojournalist Hossam El-Sayyad and blogger Radwa Mohamed for 15 days pending the Case No. 488 of 2019 State Security.  

– Cairo Criminal Court adjourned the trial of 215 defendants in the case known in the media as “Helwan Brigades” for the hearing of 17 March. 

– The Court of Cassation adjourned the appeal submitted by 320 defendants challenging the rulings issued against them in the case known in the media as “Rabaa El-Adawyia Sit-in dispersal” for the hearing of 23 March.   

– The Military Court sentenced 112 defendants to life imprisonment, 3 defendants to 15 years in prison, 17 others to 10 years in high-security prison, 22 to 5 years in high-security prison, 5 others to 5 years in prison, 44 defendants to 3 years in high-security prison, and 6 others to 3 years in prison, while it ordered the acquittal of 80 defendants in the case known in the media as “The Assistant Public Prosecutor’s assassination attempt”.

– Cairo Criminal Court sentenced 7 defendants to life imprisonment and two defendants to 15 years in high-security prison in the case known in the media as “Targeting the State Security Prosecution”. 

Decisions not issued until 5 pm 

– The Supreme State Security Prosecution is considering the detention renewal of 4 children/ minors into the case No. 1530 of 2019 State Security, but hasn’t reached a decision so far.

– The Supreme State Security Prosecution is considering the detention renewal of one child into the case No. 1898 of 2019 State Security, but hasn’t reached a decision so far.